Friday, August 30, 2019

From alligators to dinosaurs


No wonder the alligators are so angry!

What did we expect? Government as usual? We elected a business man to run the government bureaucracy. Of course, things would, are, and will continue to change the way the government enterprise is run.

Are we insane expecting that the old highly ineffective and corrupt system would not change? Those of us that elected Trump are not surprised at all by his behavior as president. Trump is a character with character. Character is equal integrity times courage. Few individuals have both components of character. Integrity is doing what you say you are going to do. It takes enormous courage to take on the government establishment and the supporting media which has misled the country for so many years. 

History will write that Trump as one of the greatest presidents in history. He is very controversial and that is precisely why he is effective in exposing and tackling the big problems in government. Leadership is polarizing and Trump is displaying his character in motion in everything he says and does. He has a way of doing things that absolutely leaves his opponents breathing the dust. The alligators, in the media swamp in particular, don’t like it, they hate him! and that is why they are so angry. They don’t like to be exposed!

Running a government like a business is so foreign to the political system that most career politicians are also very angry and completely lost like a city kid trying to survive in the Amazon jungle. It is about time someone running the American Government thinks and behaves likes a business person. The American government is the largest enterprise in the world, $4.4 trillion. It has been run by career politicians that are completely illiterate about business, economics, and finance for over half a century.

The question to ask is – why did it take so long for Americans to wake up?
We the people must hold the government accountable for results and as we do the employees working in our businesses. 

Here are the 7 critical ways to drain a swamp and force the alligators scramble to figure out how to survive in this new reality. Those that get it will prosper, those that don’t will go with the dinosaurs. The critical changes needed are:

1.     Go from aristocracy and position to meritocracy and distinction.
2.     Go from popularity and mediocrity to influence and wisdom.
3.     Go from equality and giveaways to opportunity and incentives.
4.     Go from credentialism and careers to skills and abilities.
5.     Go from dependence and promises to self-reliance and rewards.
6.     Go from stagnation and decay to creation and innovation.
7.     Go from slavery and misery to freedom and prosperity.

Let’s see who has the guts to share this post to make the a few more alligators angry?


Carlos Fontana

Friday, August 23, 2019

How far can they go?


The Democratic Party has gone so far to the left that it is falling of the cliff. The party has gone from the sky is falling to a doomsday cult party. Their members draw comfort from an apocalyptic view that proclaims the world is ending because of the conservatives. Imagine that! The conservatives are responsible for nonsense things like climate change. The climate has been and will continue to change. The love the last one where the Amazon is burning. Here is a little truth. The amazing burns every August and it has been doing it for thousands of years. The burning is part of natural cycle. I have been going there for 40 years. Now, the conservative president of Brazil is responsible for setting the Amazon on fire! The liberals and conservatives have diverged enormously in the last decade. To me it is crystal clear now which party is better to be associated with.

The liberals promise while the conservatives deliver
The liberals talk aloud while the conservatives quietly do 
The liberals seek applause while the conservatives seek contributions 
The liberals demand their rights while conservatives take responsibility 
The liberals focus on problems while the conservatives focus on solutions 
The liberals protest and occupy for equality while the conservatives thrive on opportunity
The liberals go for entitlements while the conservatives go for distinction based on merits 
The liberals criticize, complain and condemn while the conservatives accept, approve and appreciate 
The liberals see the world through victim lenses while the conservatives see the world through producer lenses
The liberals see their future smaller than the past while the conservatives see their future greater than their past

Carlos Fontana

Monday, August 5, 2019

Who are the real villains?


The Villains Are Within Our Nation
Who are they? How to identify them?
1.       They are wolves disguised as sheepdogs
2.       They work hard to feed self-doubt in us
3.       They work hard in the cover of darkness
4.       They are sneaky in creating dependence in us
5.       They scream pessimism continuously
6.       They are toxic people that incite anger in us
7.       Their toxicity is to rob our confidence
How to flush them out? How to get rid of them?
1.       We change lenses so we can recognize them
2.       We expose the parasites
3.       We quit feeding them
4.       We put the right armor for protection
5.       We never take their advice
6.       We seek advice from real sheepdogs
7.       We switch channels and leave the plantation